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Oct 6, 2021 · While the midterms have often been cast as a referendum on which party should control Washington, voters in 36 states will also elect governors in 2022, ranging from the nation’s largest...
Dec 16, 2020 · Three-quarters of states will elect governors in the next 2 years. Here’s a field guide. The races could reveal the mood of the nation as it moves from the pandemic. Will the decisions...
Mar 6, 2022 · Since 2014, Democrats have managed to reelect all of their incumbent governors. They’ve lost winnable open-seat contests, including the Virginia race last year.
Mar 30, 2021 · Lots of governors will be up for reelection in 2022. The incumbent, party, term-limit status, race rating and 2020 presidential margin in the 36 states with gubernatorial elections in 2022....
- Geoffrey Skelley
37 states have term limits on their governors imposed at the founding of their respective state constitutions. Term limits on governors are a common and effective check and balance in statewide governance. Historically, in the states with term limits, every gubernatorial election has been contested.
Jan 22, 2021 · For this project, Smart Politics examined the electoral fate of the 174 lieutenant governors, secretaries of state, state senate presidents, and state house speakers since 1900 who were elevated to the office of governor through a gubernatorial death, resignation, or other removal from office.
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Studying this new dataset, we document substantial effects of electoral incentives on how legislators allocate their effort. When incumbent state legislators can no longer seek reelection, they sponsor fewer bills, perform less committee service, and are present for fewer votes in the legislature, on average.
